by Brooke Selb | Nov 28, 2012 | Dumbbells, Exercise, Gym, Home Workouts, Upper Body / Arm Workouts, Workouts, Workouts for Intermediate
Just to get us started, how delicious does this look? I feel like the more colors my meal has, the better it tastes. I’m sure it’s mental, but I can’t loose with so many veggies mixed in, right? This sauté had (in rainbow order): Red Bell Peppers and...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 26, 2012 | Family, Rob
Is it a bad sign that only after we got home from work and were changing to head to Thanksgiving dinner that Rob looked at me and said, “Oh yea. This is our anniversary.”? Well. He was right even though neither one of us had remembered. 4 years ago on...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 21, 2012 | Teaching, Vietnam, Workouts
Things have been quite hectic around here this week. Monday, I started my sort of new job. Naturally, I didn’t get any sleep the night before and have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off all week. (Or, the Vietnamese version: hopping around...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 20, 2012 | Exercise, Gym, Personal Training, Running, Workouts
Well, I overslept on Saturday morning. I didn’t set my alarm for my early run, making the mistake of relying on my body to “naturally” wake itself up at the appropriate time. Ha. Apparently my body’s natural idea was to get me some extra shut...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 18, 2012 | Teaching
In leu of the regular Sunday lesson plan post, I wanted to share some exciting news with you all: I have a new job! Well…sort of. I’ve been a classroom teacher for 4 and a half years now. As much as I enjoy bonding with an entire class of students,...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 14, 2012 | Exercise, Personal Training, Running
On Sunday, Rob and I headed to the gym so he could lift and I could do a short shake out run after our Saturday long run. I was on the treadmill loping along at a slight incline (2.0 I think), when BAM! My right knee came up and smacked into the...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 12, 2012 | Running, Vietnam
Happy Monday! (That’s my effort at being excited for the work week. Did it work for you?) Rob and I got up early on Saturday morning (4:45 am) and headed over to an area of town with wider streets and minimal traffic to do our long run in prep for the Angkor Wat...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 8, 2012 | Exercise, Rob, Workouts
Obsessions seem to grab me and not let go for an unspecified length of time. Some obsessions I’ve had in the past involved wrap sandwiches, Lord of the Rings, and Matchbox Twenty. One of my ongoing obsessions is Rob. Lately, there are a few fitness moves I am...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 7, 2012 | Gym, Running, Vietnam
I’ve been finding it difficult to stick to a running plan. I am used to being extremely disciplined, following a training plan with exact precision. (It tends to border on obsession.) Being in Vietnam makes things more unpredictable, which I love, except for...
by Brooke Selb | Nov 5, 2012 | Family, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
Well last week’s challenge and I really didn’t get along. I knew I was in trouble on Thursday when I wasn’t even half way through any of the exercises. I could come up with some excuses: Things at work are changing and I’ve had to work late,...